Major Announcements

30,000 Tons of Specialty Paper Capacity Returns Online to Meet Growing Demand for Sustainable Food Packaging

The Pixelle paper mill in Chillicothe is set to officially shut its doors on Aug. 10. The company issued an updated notice Tuesday morning, announcing the official closure date.

International Paper, a global leader in sustainable packaging, on June 3 announced the strategic exploration of a new sustainable packaging facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. The exploration of a prospective new facility is part of International Paper's strategic growth plans to expand manufacturing capabilities in the United States. The company is eyeing Utah to increase its footprint in the region and better serve customers by meeting the growing demand for high-quality, sustainable packaging.

Two-Day Online Auction Scheduled for June 4-5, 2025, Featuring Extensive Paper Production Equipment from a 135-Year-Old Facility

Tom Erik Foss-Jacobsen has been appointed CEO of Borregaard ASA. He succeeds Per A. Sørlie, who will retire after 26 years in the position.

It has proposed closing five packaging sites in the UK following a strategic review of the region. It did not specify which locations are earmarked for closure.

Kadant Black Clawson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., successfully started up a new lightweight recycled containerboard line at Cascades' Bear Island facility in Ashland, Virginia.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced that Alessandro Maselli has joined its Board of Directors. Mr. Maselli is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Catalent Pharma Solutions and a member of its Board.

Kasperkovitz has more than 15 years of experience in various management functions in Europe, North America and Asia, which represent the group's most important production regions and markets.

Two-Day Online Auction Scheduled for June 4-5, 2025, Featuring Extensive Paper Production Equipment from a 135-Year-Old Facility

Employees at the Cedar Springs Containerboard mill in Georgia were told today (May 14) that Georgia-Pacific plans to permanently close the operation later this year. Most positions will be eliminated by August 1, 2025. All jobs at the Cedar Springs mill will eventually be impacted.

Essity's Board of Directors has today appointed Ulrika Kolsrud as President and CEO. Ulrika Kolsrud will assume her position on June 1, 2025. Currently, she holds the position as President of Essity's business unit Health & Medical. She succeeds Magnus Groth, who earlier this year informed the Board that he will leave his position during the year.

Torres has served as President of Kimberly-Clark's North America business since October 2024, responsible for the Company's personal care, family care and professional businesses in North America.

The new facility is currently scheduled to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2026 and create an estimated 65 new jobs to the current facility with a total of 190 team members.

The mill, which produces both coated recycled paperboard (CRB) and uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) is expected to remove 50,000 tons of CRB and 22,000 tons of URB capacity from the market and will end Greif's coated paperboard production on the West Coast.

Smurfit Westrock plc announced it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in Forney, Texas, U.S. The specialty coating facility at Forney will not be impacted. As a result, the Company's containerboard and CRB capacity is expected to reduce by over 500,000 tons.

Vanhanen will resign from the Board when he assumes his position as CEO.

Sylvamo, the world's paper company, is announcing Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire Dec. 31.

After what is said to have been a messy and sometimes slow process, the choice will be between two internal candidates.

Oliver Taudien, senior vice president and general manager, Europe, is leaving the company after a transition period. He has been with Sylvamo since its inception as a spinoff of International Paper in 2021.

Clearwater Paper Corporation has renewed the employment agreement with Arsen S. Kitch, who will continue in his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, according to a recent SEC filing.

Metsä Board Corporation's long-term CEO Mika Joukio has decided to step down from his CEO position as of 7 April 2025 in accordance with the agreement he has made with the Board of Directors of the company. The Board of Directors of Metsä Board Corporation has appointed Metsä Group's EVP, Strategy, Esa Kaikkonen (LLM, trained on the bench), as the new CEO of the company as of 7 April 2025.

Final preparations at the production site are ongoing, and the project budget remains unchanged.

Stora Enso's new consumer packaging board line at the Oulu site in Finland has started production ramp-up. The first customer deliveries are expected in the second quarter of 2025.

Mativ Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Shruti Singhal, current member of Mativ's Board of Directors, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective today. Mr. Singhal succeeds Julie Schertell, who has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director.